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S. 5677 · 119th Congress

Lone Star Coastal National Recreation Area Act

Introduced
IntroducedSep 30, 2026
Passed SenateNot yet
Passed HouseNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet

Where it stands

Introduced. Latest step, Sep 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. It would change 0 sections of existing law and would add 8 new provisions of its own.

How this bill changes the law

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S. 5677 doesn't change any existing section of law. It would create 8 new provisions of its own. Read from the bill text as introduced in the Senate (Sep 30, 2026).

New provisions of the bill's own

  • Sec. 2 Purposes
  • Sec. 3 Definitions
  • Sec. 4 Establishment; boundaries; land acquisition
  • Sec. 5 Administration
  • Sec. 6 Lone Star Coastal Partnership
  • Sec. 7 Integrated resource management plan
  • Sec. 8 Savings provisions
  • Sec. 9 Authorization of appropriations
What the words would change: every change, in place (0)

Today's wording of each part of the law, with what would be struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.

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    What it does

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    What has happened

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    1. Sep 30, 2026Introduced in SenateLibrary of Congress

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